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If you’re looking for first edition or rare children’s books online, you’ve come to the right place. Raptis Rare Books is a trusted antiquarian book dealer, and we maintain a wide variety of collectible and antique books. Browse through our entire collection of children’s books here online, use our filters to find the exact book you want then call or email to ask a question about the book or order online today.

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I Go By Sea, I Go By Land.

Travers, P.L

I Go By Sea, I Go By Land.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1941.

First edition of this classic work, a fictional diary of Sabrina Lind, an eleven-year-old English girl who is sent on the long voyage across the sea to her aunt in America. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “K. Jean Bourne, P.L.Continue reading "I Go By Sea, I Go By Land."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-103991

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Eloise In Moscow.

Thompson, Eloise; Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise In Moscow.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959.

First edition of the fourth book in the Eloise series. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Kay Thompson on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed by illustrator, Hilary Knight. Bottom of the cloth rubbed, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-29095

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Curious George Rides a Bike.

Rey, H.A. and Margaret

Curious George Rides a Bike.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.

First edition, early printing of this classic work. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed and signed by Margaret Rey, who has drawn a doodle and signed by H.A. Rey. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, ownership inscription. Rare and desirable signed and with a drawing.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-149628

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Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design.

Sendak, Maurice

Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design.

1993.

Rare original Maurice Sendak watercolor costume design for Arthur Yorinks’ 1993 play “So Sue Me”. One page, watercolor and ink on cardstock, Sendak has signed and annotated the design, “So, Sue me. Costume design M. Sendak Feb. 93.” In fine condition. The piece measures 6 inches by 4.75 inches. With a custom piece of glassineContinue reading "Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-117308

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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

Maguire, Gregory

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

New York : HarperCollins Publishers, Inc, 1995.

First edition of Gregory Maguire’s immensely popular reinvention of Oz. Octavo, original illustrated boards, cartographic endpapers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “Wickedly yours, Gregory Maguire.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Illustrations by Douglas Smith. Jacket design by Joel Avirom.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151603

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Maybelle: The Cable Car.

Burton, Virginia Lee

Maybelle: The Cable Car.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.

First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Virginia Lee Burton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-132568

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The Westing Game.

Raskin, Ellen

The Westing Game.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1978.

First edition, second printing of Raskins’s Newbery Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Barbara Nelson Boom! Ellen Raskin 6.25.79.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Scarcely seen signed and inscribed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146586

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The Jungle Books.

Kipling, Rudyard. Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling and W.H. Drake

The Jungle Books.

London : Macmillan, c. 1960.

Finely bound edition of both volumes of Kipling’s Jungle Books. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W.H. Drake. In near fine condition. An exceptionalContinue reading "The Jungle Books."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148237

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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

Dahl, Roald

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1978.

First British edition, early printing of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial boards, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “WithContinue reading "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151318

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Dr. Seuss’s ABC.

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]

Dr. Seuss’s ABC.

New York : Random House, 1963.

First edition, early printing of this classic children’s book. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “With Best Wishes to Chuck Meeks Dr. Seuss.” In very good condition, signature opposite the title page. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149460

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See You Later, Litigator! Peanuts at Work and Play.

Schulz, Charles M

See You Later, Litigator! Peanuts at Work and Play.

San Francisco : Collins Publisher, 1996.

First edition of this comical work by the creator of Peanuts. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147683

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Pollyanna.

Porter, Eleanor H

Pollyanna.

Boston : L.C. Page & Company, 1913.

First edition of Eleanor H. Porter’s classic of children’s literature. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled endpapers, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, engraved frontispiece, illustrated by Stockton Mulford. In near fine condition. First editions are uncommon.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-136742

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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings.

Silverstein, Shel

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.

First edition of the author’s first collection of children’s poetry. Small quarto, original brown cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-151077

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The Indian In The Cupboard.

Banks, Lynne Reid; Illustrated by Brock Cole

The Indian In The Cupboard.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday and Company, 1980.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Brock Cole. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Andrew – Best wishes, Lynne Reid Banks Dorset, UK Sept. 2008.” Additionally signed by the illustrator Brock Cole on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.Continue reading "The Indian In The Cupboard."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-121662

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters.

Obama, Barack

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition of this work by President Obama, which delivers a tender, beautiful letter to his daughters in this powerful picture book illustrated by award-winner Loren Long. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Barack Obama on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Loren Long. Uncommon signed.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-144139

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Old MacDonald Had An Apartment House.

Barrett, Judith and Ron

Old MacDonald Had An Apartment House.

New York : Atheneum, 1969.

First edition of the first book in the Barrett’s collaboration. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by the illustrator with an original illustration on the front pastedown, “Make Your Garden Grow! Ron Barrett.” In very good condition, name blacked out on the front pastedown. Rare.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148018

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You’re Only Old Once!

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]

You’re Only Old Once!

New York : Random House, 1986.

Signed limited edition of the author’s satirical commentary on aging and later life. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. One of five hundred numbered copies signed by Dr. Seuss on the limitation page, this is number 417. Fine in the publisher’s original slipcase which is in fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149718

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Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.

Barrett, Judi; Illustrated by Ron Barrett

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.

New York : Atheneum Books , 1978.

First edition, early printing of this children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed by both Judi and Ron Barrett on the front free endpaper, who have each added drawings. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148032

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The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.

Kipling, Rudyard

The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.

The Bombay editions of both volumes of The Jungle Book. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1050 copies. In near fine condition. A sharp example.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148359

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Rip Van Winkle.

Irving, Washington; Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Rip Van Winkle.

London : William Heinemann, 1905.

Rackham edition of this classic story. Royal octavo, bound in full red morocco by Henry Sotheran with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded color frontispiece of Rip VanContinue reading "Rip Van Winkle."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148360

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Oxford Book of Poetry for Children.

Blishen, Edward. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith

Oxford Book of Poetry for Children.

London : Oxford University Press, 1963.

First edition of Blishen and Wildsmith’s acclaimed illustrated compilation of children’s poetry. Quarto, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles,Continue reading "Oxford Book of Poetry for Children."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-129349

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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.

Viorst, Judith; Illustrated by Ray Cruz

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.

New York : Atheneum Publishers, 1978.

First edition of the second book in the author’s acclaimed Alexander series. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “Save your money! Judith Viorst.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-5685

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Brian Wildsmith’s ABC.

Wildsmith, Brian

Brian Wildsmith’s ABC.

New York : Franklin Watts Inc, 1963.

First American edition. Oblong quarto, original cloth. Signed by Brian Wildsmith on the title page. Some rubbing to the bottom cloth and a bookplate to the inner front panel, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Uncommon signed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-29082

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The Dot and the Line.

Juster, Norton

The Dot and the Line.

New York : Random House, 1963.

First edition of this classic work. Small octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Norton Juster on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, especially signed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-132133

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